jones



(No-Model.)

B. J.. JONES. RAIL BOND FOR ELEOTRIORAILWAYS.

Patented 1390.31, 1895.

M 0 46 n 6 v n I Budd I (Tones,

a we reeid. J dz Sta-2e e5 '51? new ail-Bends for j leetrie .ereby declare the fellewing exact deseriefien of the se e g i-e eeee-n J e-Es are eemle'eteC. together bye eenneeemember of cepper er ether like metal, been riveted or etherwise seemed w the respecti cede 0f the m present 522- ebjees t0 previde a device 1502- the rei'i I m is of such em we? be arr-engefi eetv/ een t e fishe face ef the reiL reb .ein the space that ie eonsteefiy Zefe *JQfill the adjacent surfeees of the late 17%fi-W8b, enfi as ea ie r0111 any aceidental e1" intentienel ege in a very pea-feet manner, and m i is end the presez lt invention consists in the fennefion 0f such bend member with rivetsmds on its skies for passage through an& riveting wiflzin suitable orifices in the adjacent rail ends and the additional formation of the bey of such member of a flattened and looped nature, so as te be capable of fiexure without affecting the attachment of the memeer be the rails, as seic'i rails shift or meve independ e t 0f each ether during eonaieued use, all

will hereinafter mere fully eppeer en he were particularly peinfieil 011i in the claims. 1 attain ebjec'bs by formation en. emenn of parts illustrated the yingflrewinge, in whiehv v eve 'ee eh line as :22

"0e 2, a side elevefirst secured in. p1eee;,- en& em the seeendety.

ends

P1296115: the .eespe'ctwe e1" ezez eiee of The b05 13; poet-ism ef file member- 6 which in the present inven fieistene ebepe'in' ereeeeeeien, e leapee. i eheped fiermesiem,

Figs 2 331513, eeee 556 be capable- 2- emiy spree eleng'with eke ireepeeti ve mi lee wit-heat effeebing L1 the least the gee?- lee? eieetrie een'eeebien "eeaween the Teepeee ive rail ende t'ne extremities 0f the bone membee the rivet-stem mere-erav The rivet-etude 5 eeeurefiz in piece riveing' be preper eleem ieel eon teeo between euefeea, end me elee be bmz ee; 01" eeiderefi req fre'd; file ekee lr'ie cm iwe we bend 1 member be eeueh ml 0121:. W 1 1 ieege eurreeie eewev'eig j. prey membesr' will be spread; apart mere Shem the mend member 6; so thee iteri-vet-ewde .5. will 7 be out of line with the bodyef file; member 8e 6, ea ee t0 admit of the riveting or ether at hashing operation, I

inthe application of the pair of bond-mam" here i aged 6' te areil-jeilnisthe member 6 ie the'mil web; mic between the same, and the fish plate, substantially as herein described.

2. A rail bond for electric railways, comv prising the rails 1, and fish lates 2, b; "111.com-

bination with a pair of looped U -sh apod'bond members {Sand 6', having lateral rivet studs Ont-heir respective ends, the one band member having a greater spread thai'i the other in order to bring the rivet studs \horeof out of line with i110 other member, such bond members being arranged on opposite sides of {rho rail webs, and between the same and the fish plates substantially as and for the pm pose set forth.

T11 testimony whereof \vifmss my handthis th day of Maw-h,

V BUDD J. JONES. In presence of ROBERT B'L'Rxs, Gnu. H. Au'rm'n. 

